Improvement in pen-and-pencil cases



AWILLIAM s. HICKS.

Improvement in'Pen and Pencil Cases.

Patented Oct. 31,1871.

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WILLIAM S. HICKS, OF NEW YORK, N. Y.

IMPROVEMENT IN PEN-AND-PENCIL CASES.

Specification forming part of Letters Patent No. 120,520, dated October31, 1871.

To all whom t may concern:

Be it known that I, WILLIAM S. HICKS, of New York, 1n the county of NewYork and State of New York, have invented certain Improvements inPen-and-Pencil Cases, of which the following is a speciioation,reference being had to the accompanying drawing.

. My invention relates to pen-and-pencil cases for pocket use; and theinvention consists in a novel method of constructing and arranging theparts which form the case, whereby a very simple, cheap, and compactcase is produced, as hereinafter more fully described.

' Figure l is a longitudinal section of my improved case complete, withthe pencil extended and the pen retracted. Fig. 2 is a side view of thecomplete case closed, and Fig. 3 is a crosssection on the line m x ofFig. l, looking to the left.

To construct a pen-and-pencil case on my improved plan I iirst provide abrass tube, A, of the required length, with a slit, f, extending nearlyits entire length, and having an annular enlargement or shoulder, c, onits interior surface, near one end, as represented in Fig. 1. Withinthis I slip another tube, E, which has a corresponding shoulder orenlargement on its exterior at one end, so that when the tube Eis shovedout, as represented in Fig. l, these shoulders will act as stops tolimit the movement of the tube E and prevent it from being pulledentirely out of tube A. The tube E is provided with a short projectingpin or stud o, which works in the slit j' of tube A, and therebyprevents the tube E from being turned within the tube A, this pin orguide cbeing shown in Figs. 1 and 3. The tube E has a longitudinal slitcut in it also; and within the tube E I place a slide, F, which has apin, a, protruding through the slit, by which the slide can be shoved inor out. This slide F I make of the usual form to hold apen, 1J, whichcan thus be extended or retracted by means of the slide, as shown inFig. l. To the outer end ofthe tube E, I secure an ornamental head orend piece, n, in the center of which I secure a receptacle, I, to holdthe lead-points, it being provided With a screw-cap, as usual 5 andthrough this end piece, under the receptacle I, I make an opening, r, ofproper size and form to permit the pen p to slide in and out. Bylocating this receptacle at this point, with a space by its side, thepoints of the pen, when closed, will rest thereon, and thus they areprevented from springing inward and catching against the end piece orcap when shoved out. I then take an ordinary screw pencil-point andsecure it rigidly, by means of a shoulder, o, within the opposite end oftube A, with its body D extending centrally back within the tube, asrepresented in Fig. l, the end of tube A being closed by an ornamentalend piece, h, which has an opening at its center for the pencil-point towork through. Over the whole, before securing the parts together,-I slipan outer tube or shell, B, which forms the exterior of the case, andwhich I make of gold, silver, rubber, or any other suitable andornamental material.

To protrude the pencil-point the end piece h is held by the thumb andlinger of one hand, while the body of the case is turned with the otherhand, which screws out the point in the usual manner.

To draw out the pen the cap n is first taken hold of and the tube Fdrawn out, as represented in Fig. l. By pushing against the pin a theslide F, with its pen, is then pushed outward, thereby causing the pento protrude ready for use.

By this method of construction it will be seen that I am enabled toproduce a combined penand-pencil case that is very simple, and which,while capable of being extended sufficiently to answer all the purposesofpen-holder, can be closed up into a very compact form, whereby it isadmirably adapted for pocket use, and by which, also, the case whenclosed is rendered very strong, and therefore not liable to becomeinjured or disarranged.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim is- Theherein-described pen-and-pencil case, consisting of the tube or body Awith the sliding tube E having the pen-slide F arranged therein, and thepencilcase D secured at the opposite end ofthe body A, all constructedand arranged to operate substantially as described.

WM. S. HICKS.

Witnesses:

FORMAN WHITNEY,

W. H. SEMBLEE. (14.6)

